M.+Matsumoto



My name is Megumi Matsumoto. I was born in Japan and moved to the U.S. with my parents when I was 3 years old.

I received my B.A. in English from Fordham University in May 2015. I am currently part of Fordham University's 5 year teaching program for a MST in Teaching for Adolescent English Gen. Ed. 7-12. I have done field experiences during my undergraduate year ranging from elementary, ICT, to middle school classrooms. I have also worked as a Japanese language tutor. I will be starting my student teaching in the Fall 2015 semester in a 7th grade humanities classroom, which I am very excited about.

Although I have struggled with English as a young child, I have grown to love reading and writing. I initially wanted to be an author and still do. Despite having a shy personality, I learned of my passion for teaching during my high school years. I enjoyed helping and wanted to help classmates who struggled in their classes, and ended up re-teaching some lessons with a small group of students outside of the classroom. When I realized that it was possible to be comfortable being in front of the classroom while being soft spoken in other settings, I decided to pursue a teaching career. In the future, I am considering pursuing a dual certificate in special education. Outside of school, I enjoy cooking (although I am not very good at it), reading, writing, and playing the piano.